This book is a comprehensive interdisciplinary reference for women's sports medicine. It avoids a medical bias and instead focuses on prevention, rehabilitation, and wellness. It provides an introduction to women's sport participation, discusses athletic women across the life span, details injury management issues by anatomical region, and emphasizes the importance of health and wellness. Women's Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation is full of original research, epidemiological and physiological information, differential diagnoses, treatment algorithms, practical and effective rehabilitation techniques, and case studies. This resource is a must-have for all health care professionals involved in the assessment and treatment of athletic injuries in women.
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Höhe: 279 mm
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978-0-8342-1731-7 (9780834217317)
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PART I-MUSCULOSKELETAL CONSIDERATIONS - Gender Differences in Muscle Morphology - The Shoulder and Upper Extremities - The Spine - Pelvis and Hip Injuries in the Female Athlete - The Knee - The Foot and Ankle - Clinical Biomechanics: An Approach to Understanding Chronic Injuries in Women Athletes - Sports for Women with Physical Disabilities PART II-ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
- The Young Female Athlete - Reproductive Cycles - The Pregnant Athlete - The Older Female Athlete PART III-MEDICAL ISSUES
- Medical Challenges - Cardiac Issues in the Female Athlete - Exercise and the Female with Cancer - Pain and Headaches - Breast Health in Active and Athletic Women - Bone Metabolism: Bone Loss and Injury in the Female Athlete - The Female Athlete TriadPART IV-HEALTH AND WELLNESS
- Medical Screening and Clearance - Sports Nutrition - Psychology and the Injured Female Athlete - Ergogenic Aids - The Use of Recreational Drugs by Female Athletes
